Method of identifying animals via universal identification scheme

ABSTRACT

The present disclosure involves a method of identifying animals involving the use of a universal identification scheme capable of identifying individual animals anywhere in the world such that data may collected for the animals over their entire life cycle.

This application claims benefit of Ser. No. 60/128,470 filed on Apr. 9, 1999

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

I. Field of the Invention

This invention relates generally to a method of uniquely identifying animals for data collection, records management and retrieval purposes. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of identifying animals which involves the use of a universal identification scheme capable of uniquely identifying individual animals anywhere in the world such that data may collected for the animals over their entire life cycle (defined as the period from birth to death and all post-death processing).

II. Discussion of the Prior Art

Animal identification and registry has been an area of increasing concern over recent years. Generally speaking, animal identification and registry involves collecting data for each animal throughout its entire life cycle such that the individual characteristics and history of the animal can be tracked. This data may include, but is not necessarily limited to, date and place of birth, ancestry, sex, geographic movement, health and treatment history, and other production records. The livestock and food processing industries, in particular, has been heavily involved in this area in an effort to increase productivity and profitability in livestock management, as well as develop a strategy for identifying, tracing and managing the risks in the area of food safety and infectious disease outbreaks in livestock.

A significant challenge exists, however, in that there is currently no uniform system for identifying the animals to be tracked. Instead, a multitude of animal identification and registry conventions have evolved over time which vary widely depending upon, for example, the geographic location of the livestock operation and/or the manufacturer of the particular animal tracking system. The lack of uniformity based on geographic location is evident, by way of example, in the United States, wherein each state determines its own animal identification scheme for livestock farms located within the state. This lack of uniformity is problematic in that it becomes increasingly difficult to trace back information concerning a specific animal. In this fashion, the usefulness of the collected data is compromised, which undercuts the goal of increasing productivity. It also increases the time required to trace back human exposure and potential issues of food safety while limiting the spread of infectious diseases which, in certain circumstances, can lead to additional exposure to preventable health risks for humans and the spread of confinable diseases for animals which in turn could lead to the disposal of large numbers of animals. As will be appreciated, this is not only disadvantageously costly, but also problematic in terms of the additional health risks presented to humans and animals alike. Managing the risk is clearly associated with data collection and information management systems that a well run animal operation should already have in place.

The present invention is directed at overcoming, or at least reducing the effects of, one or more of the problems set forth above.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In accordance with a broad aspect of the present invention, a method is provided for identifying animals. The first step involves providing a unique universal identification character sequence (UUICS). The unique universal identification character sequence includes a first block of characters representing a primary geographic location, a second block of characters representing a secondary geographic location within the primary geographic location, a third block of characters representing a tertiary geographic location within the secondary geographic location, a fourth block of characters representing a quaternary geographic location within the tertiary geographic location within which an animal is disposed, and a fifth block of characters representing a unique identifier for the animal within the quaternary geographic location. The second step of the method involves equipping each animal within the quaternary geographic location with a carrier carrying a unique universal identification character sequence for the animal.

In accordance with another broad aspect of the present invention, a method of identifying animals is provided comprising the steps of: (a) assigning a first block of characters to an animal representing a primary geographic location wherein the animal is disposed; (b) assigning a second block of characters to the animal representing a secondary geographic location within the primary geographic location wherein the animal is disposed; (c) assigning a third block of characters to the animal representing a tertiary geographic location within the secondary geographic location wherein the animal is disposed; (d) assigning a fourth block of characters to the animal representing a quaternary geographic location within the tertiary geographic location wherein the animal is disposed; (e) assigning a fifth block of characters to the animal representing a unique identifier for the animal disposed within the quaternary geographic location; (f) combining the characters in steps (a)-(e) to produce a unique universal identification character sequence for the animal within the quaternary geographic location; and (g) equipping the animal with a carrier carrying the unique universal identification character sequence for the animal.

In a still further broad aspect of the present invention, a method of identifying animals is provided, wherein the animals are disposed within a quaternary geographic location which forms part of a tertiary geographic location which forms part of a secondary geographic location which forms part of a primary geographic location. The method comprises the first step of providing a unique universal identification character sequence for each animal within the quaternary geographic location. The second step of the method involves equipping each of the animals with a carrier carrying the unique universal identification character sequence.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent upon reading the following detailed description and upon reference to the drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the steps of the method of identifying animals in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a table illustrating the components of a unique universal identification character sequence (UUICS) provided in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

FIGS. 3A-3C are tables illustrating a comparison between the animal identification schemes used by various states within the U.S. vs. the UUICS animal identification scheme provided in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a planar view of the surface of an identification tag having a unique universal identification character sequence (UUICS) provided in accordance with the present invention disposed as both a machine-readable two-dimensional barcode and a human or visually-readable twenty (20) character numeric code;

FIG. 5 is a planar view of the surface of an identification tag having a unique universal identification character sequence (UUICS) provided in accordance with the present invention disposed as a machine-readable linear barcode, a pair of machine-readable two-dimensional barcodes, and a human or visually-readable twenty (20) character numeric code;

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a tag assembly according to the present invention having a transponder capable of carrying and transmitting a unique universal identification character sequence (UUICS) provided in accordance with the present invention; and

FIG. 7 is an enlarged planar view of the transponder shown in FIG. 6 illustrating the transmitter circuit (antenna and microchip) and substrate which form the transponder.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Illustrative embodiments of the invention are described below. In the interest of clarity, not all features of an actual implementation are described in this specification. It will of course be appreciated that in the development of any such actual embodiment, numerous implementation-specific decisions must be made to achieve the developers' specific goals, such as compliance with system-related and business-related constraints, which will vary from one implementation to another. Moreover, it will be appreciated that such a development effort might be complex and time-consuming, but would nevertheless be a routine undertaking for those of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of this disclosure.

Referring initially to FIG. 1, shown is block diagram illustrating the steps of the method of identifying animals in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. As will be explained in greater detail below, the method of the present invention provides the ability to uniquely identify animals in a uniform and consistent fashion regardless of their geographic location such that the data collected for each animal can be quickly and easily accessed. The present invention thus minimizes the amount of time required to trace back diseases, thereby reducing the risk of having disease-free animals become infected, and reducing the associated health risks to humans. The method of present invention is also advantageous in that it provides the ability to identify animals regardless of the manufacturer of the particular animal tracking system employed by the livestock concern. This allows the livestock producer(s) and food processors to more easily collect and track data on an individual animal during its life cycle providing for increased productivity and protecting the general health and well being of workers, consumers and animals.

The present invention accomplishes the foregoing advantages by providing a unique universal identification character sequence (UUICS) for each animal within any given geographical locale according to the following steps. Step 10 involves assigning a first block of characters to an animal representing a primary geographic location wherein the animal is disposed. Step 20 involves assigning a second block of characters to the animal representing a secondary geographic location within the primary geographic location wherein the animal is disposed. Step 30 involves assigning a third block of characters to the animal representing a tertiary geographic location within the secondary geographic location wherein the animal is disposed. Step 40 involves assigning a fourth block of characters to the animal representing a quaternary geographic location within the tertiary geographic location wherein the animal is disposed. Step 50 involves assigning a fifth block of characters to the animal representing a unique identifier for the animal disposed within the quaternary geographic location. Step 60 involves combining the characters in steps 10-50 to produce the unique universal identification character sequence (UUICS) for the animal within the quaternary geographic location. Although not shown, an optional block of characters may be included in the unique universal identification character sequence (UUICS) representing a characteristic of the animal, such as animal type and animal class. Each character block in the unique universal identification character sequence (UUICS) of the present invention may comprise any combination of alphabetical and/or numeric characters.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the “primary geographic location” may be any one of a variety of countries throughout the world, the “secondary geographic location” may be a state or province within the selected country, the “tertiary geographic location” may be a county or other municipality within the selected state or province, and the “quaternary geographic location” may be a farm or other premises within the selected county or other municipality on which the animal is physically located. The “unique identifier” assigned to each animal located on the selected farm or other premises may comprise any combination of alphabetical and/or numeric characters for identifying the particular animal within the overall animal population on the selected farm or other premises. In this fashion, the method of the present invention is capable of pin-pointing the current physical location and movement of any animal worldwide. This provides the ability to track and maintain accurate records as to each animal within a particular herd or premises, and ensures the integrity of the tracking system by preventing the issuance of duplicate tags. As noted above, the unique universal identification character sequence (UUICS) of the present invention may also designate a “characteristic of the animal” which, in a preferred embodiment, may comprise animal type or animal class.

In accordance with the present invention, the foregoing animal identification information of the unique universal identification character sequence (UUICS) may be represented in any number of suitable fashions. For example, with reference to FIG. 2, the first block of characters 80 (which represents a primary geographic location, i.e. a country) may comprise a three (3) character numeric code, such as the country codes established by the International Organization of Standardization in ISO 3166 as shown in Table 1 below. The second block of characters 82 (which represents a secondary geographic location, i.e. a state or province within the selected country) may comprise a two (2) character numeric code, such as the Federal Information Processing System (FIPS) state-level codes established by the U.S. government as shown in Table 2 below. The third block of characters 84 (which represents a tertiary geographic location, i.e. a county or other municipality within the selected state or province) may comprise a three (3) character numeric code, such as the FIPS county-level codes established by the U.S. government as shown in Table 3 below. It is to be readily understood that the FIPS state and county level codes are provided by way of example only, and that similar codes may be employed to designate the particular states or provinces and counties or municipalities, respectively, for particular the country of interest.

The fourth block of characters 86 (which represents the quaternary geographic location of the animal within the tertiary geographic location) may comprise a three (3) character numeric code capable of designating a farm or similar premises, or a particular herd, within the selected county or other municipality. By way of example only, this three character code 86 may be a numeric code established through the use of a global positioning system (GPS) to determine the physical location of the animal at issuance of its unique universal identification character sequence (UUICS). The fourth block of characters 86 may alternatively comprise a three (3) character code established as part of a State Premise Identification (SPID) system, well known in the art. The optional block of characters 88 may, in one embodiment, comprise a two (2) character alphabetical and/or numeric code representing any of a variety of characteristics of the animal, such as sex, species, type, or class.

The fifth block of characters 90 (which represents a unique identifier for a specific animal disposed within the selected physical location within the quaternary geographic location, i.e. on the selected farm or part of the selected herd within the county or other municipality) preferably comprises a seven (7) character alphabetical and/or numeric code capable of identifying a given animal within the overall animal population of the particular farm, premises, or herd. In one preferred embodiment, this seven (7) character code 90 may comprise a sequential numbering progression which increases for each animal within the overall animal population. Based on the foregoing, then, the unique universal identification character sequence (UUICS) according to one embodiment of the present invention is twenty (20) characters in length.

The universal nature of the present invention is particularly evident when compared to the animal identification schemes of the prior art. With reference to FIGS. 3A-3C, shown by way of example is a comparison between the prior art animal identification schemes employed by various states within the U.S. (for swine) versus the UUICS animal identification scheme of the present invention. As shown in column 92, the animal identification schemes vary widely between the states such that there is little, if any, consistency or uniformity between the corresponding state animal identification sequences shown in column 94. This lack of uniformity creates difficulty in coordinating and tracking data obtained for a particular animal or premises which, as noted above, increases the overall time required to access important animal information. This is particularly troublesome during disease and food safety outbreaks where a failure to pin-point disease information in a timely fashion can translate into substantial losses of human life and livestock, and consequently disruption and fear for the safety of our food supply and the economics of stable livestock production.

The animal identification scheme of the present invention, as shown in column 96, overcomes the drawbacks of the prior art by providing a corresponding unique universal identification character sequence (UUICS) 98 comprising a twenty (20) character code which, by way of example only, is numerical. This twenty (20) character UUICS of the present invention is advantageous in that it provides all the information necessary to identify specific animals in a wide variety of geographical locations in a uniform fashion. The uniformity allows for quick and easily data retrieval for a given animal's life cycle, thereby aiding the ability to trace food safety issues and disease information, as well as facilitating improved productivity for the livestock producer.

The unique universal identification character sequence (UUICS) provided in accordance with the method of the present invention must physically accompany each animal in order to effectuate the desired goals of improved traceability and increased productivity. However, the benefits and advantages of the present invention occur independent of the manner in which this is accomplished such that virtually any carrier medium may be used to maintain the UUICS information with a given animal. For example, with reference to FIG. 4, shown is the surface of an ear tag 100 having a unique uniform identification character sequence (UUICS) disposed thereon in both a machine-readable two-dimensional barcode 102 and a human or visually-readable twenty (20) digit UUICS comprising a three (3) digit country code 80, a two (2) digit state code 82, a three (3) digit county code 84, a three (3) digit premises code 86, a two (2) digit “animal characteristic” code 88, and a seven (7) digit unique identifier 90. In similar fashion, with reference to FIG. 5, shown is the surface of an ear tag 104 having a unique uniform identification character sequence (UUICS) disposed thereon as a pair of machine-readable two-dimensional barcodes 106, 108, a machine-readable linear barcode 110, and a human or visually-readable twenty (20) digit UUICS comprising a three (3) digit country code 80, a two (2) digit state code 82, a three (3) digit county code 84, a three (3) digit premises code 86, a two (2) digit “animal characteristic” code 88, and a seven (7) digit unique identifier 90.

It is to be readily understood that the medium or mechanism for equipping the animal with the unique universal identification character sequence (UUICS) of the present invention may be effectuated in any number of different fashions. For example, the unique universal identification character sequence (UUICS) may be disposed within, formed as a part of, or otherwise provided with any number of carrier devices, including but not limited to transponders, data gliffs, and three-dimensional communication media. FIGS. 6-7 illustrate one such exemplary carrier device, comprising a tag assembly 120 having a transponder 122 capable of carrying and transmitting the UUICS identification information according to the present invention. The tag assembly 120 includes a tag structure 124 comprising a base 126 and a face plate 128 which, according to one aspect of the present invention, are fused, molded, or otherwise joined together to encapsulate the transponder 122 therewithin. The base 126 includes a male connector member 130 which cooperates with an aperture 132 formed in a backing member 134 to couple the tag 124 to an animal (such as by piercing the male member 130 through an car of the animal) in a known fashion.

Referring to FIG. 7, the transponder 122 generally comprises a substrate or circuit board 136 having a memory and transmitter circuit 138 disposed thereon for storing and transmitting a unique universal identification character sequence (UUICS) for a particular animal in accordance with the present invention. The memory and transmitter circuit 138 includes a microchip 140 coupled to an antenna 142. The microchip 140 includes sufficient memory to store a unique universal identification character sequence (UUICS) according to the present invention. The memory and transmitter circuit 138 is preferably a magnetically-activated passive circuit such that, under the action of a magnetic field placed in close proximity, the antenna 142 will transmit the UUICS information to a receiver device. The transponder 122 may comprise any number of commercially available transponders. By way of example only, the transponder 122 may comprise an “electronic inlet” transponder device available from Polymer Flip Chip, Inc. of Billerica, Massachusetts. The transponder 122 may also transmit at any of a variety of suitable frequencies within the range from 125 KHz to 2.5 GHz. In one embodiment, the transponder 122 transmits at a frequency of 13.56 Megahertz.

TABLE 1 ISO 3166 Country Codes Country A 2 A 3 Number AFGHANISTAN AF AFG 004 ALBANIA AL ALB 008 ALGERIA DZ DZA 012 AMERICAN SAMOA AS ASM 016 ANDORRA AD AND 020 ANGOLA AO AGO 024 ANGUILLA AI AIA 660 ANTARCTICA AQ ATA 010 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA AG ATG 028 ARGENTINA AR ARG 032 ARMENIA AM ARM 051 ARUBA AW ABW 533 AUSTRALIA AU AUS 036 AUSTRIA AT AUT 040 AZERBAIJAN AZ AZE 031 BAHAMAS BS BHS 044 BAHRAIN BH BHR 048 BANGLADESH BD BGD 050 BARBADOS BB BRB 052 BELARUS BY BLR 112 BELGIUM BE BEL 056 BELIZE BZ BLZ 084 BENIN BJ BEN 204 BERMUDA BM BMU 060 BHUTAN BT BTN 064 BOLIVIA BO BOL 068 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOWINA BA BIH 070 BOTSWANA BW BWA 072 BOUVET ISLAND BV BVT 074 BRAZIL BR BRA 076 BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY IO IOT 086 BRUNEI DARUSSALAM BN BRN 096 BULGARIA BG BGR 100 BURKINA FASO BF BFA 854 BURUNDI BI BDI 108 CAMBODIA KH KHM 116 CAMEROON CM CMR 120 CANADA CA CAN 124 CAPE VERDE CV CPV 132 CAYMAN ISLANDS KY CYM 136 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CF CAF 140 CHAD TD TCD 148 CHILE CL CHL 152 CHINA CN CHN 156 CHRISTMAS ISLAND CX CXR 162 COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS CC CCK 166 COLOMBIA CO COL 170 COMOROS KM COM 174 CONGO CG COG 178 CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CD COD 180 OF THE COOK ISLANDS CK COK 184 COSTA RICA CR CRI 188 COTE D'IVOIRE CI CIV 384 CROATIA (local name: Hrvatska) HR HRV 191 CUBA CU CUB 192 CYPRUS CY CYP 196 CZECH REPUBLIC CZ CZE 203 DENMARK DK DNK 208 DJIBOUTI DJ DJI 262 DOMINICA DM DMA 212 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DO DOM 214 EAST TIMOR TP TMP 626 ECUADOR EC ECU 218 EGYPT EG EGY 818 EL SALVADOR SV SLV 222 EQUATORIAL GUINEA GQ GNQ 226 ERITREA ER ERI 232 ESTONIA EE EST 233 ETHIOPIA ET ETH 231 FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) FK FLK 238 FAROE ISLANDS FO FRO 234 FIJI FJ FJI 242 FINLAND FI FIN 246 FRANCE FR FRA 250 FRANCE, METROPOLITAN FX FXX 249 FRENCH GUIANA GF GUF 254 FRENCH POLYNESIA PF PYF 258 FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES TF ATF 260 GABON GA GAB 266 GAMBIA GM GMB 270 GEORGIA GE GEO 268 GERMANY DE DEU 276 GHANA GH GHA 288 GIBRALTAR GI GIB 292 GREECE GR GRC 300 GREENLAND GL GRL 304 GRENADA GD GRD 308 GUADELOUPE GP GLP 312 GUAM GU GUM 316 GUATEMALA GT GTM 320 GUINEA GN GIN 324 GUINEA-BISSAU GW GNB 624 GUYANA GY GUY 328 HAITI HT HTI 332 HEARD AND MC DONALD ISLANDS HM HMD 334 HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY STATE) VA VAT 336 HONDURAS HN HND 340 HONG KONG HK HKG 344 HUNGARY HU HUN 348 ICELAND IS ISL 352 INDIA IN IND 356 INDONESIA ID IDN 360 IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) IR IRN 364 IRAQ IQ IRQ 368 IRELAND IE IRL 372 ISRAEL IL ISR 376 ITALY IT ITA 380 JAMAICA JM JAM 388 JAPAN JP JPN 392 JORDAN JO JOR 400 KAZAKHSTAN KZ KAZ 398 KENYA KE KEN 404 KIRIBATI KI KIR 296 KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S KP PRK 408 REPUBLIC OF KOREA, REPUBLIC OF KR KOR 410 KUWAIT KW KWT 414 KYRGYZSTAN KG KGZ 417 LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC LA LAO 418 LATVIA LV LVA 428 LEBANON LB LBN 422 LESOTHO LS LSO 426 LIBERIA LR LBR 430 LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA LY LBY 434 LIECHTENSTEIN LI LIE 438 LITHUANIA LT LTU 440 LUXEMBOURG LU LUX 442 MACAU MO MAC 446 MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV MK MKD 807 REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR MG MDG 450 MALAWI MW MWI 454 MALAYSIA MY MYS 458 MALDIVES MV MDV 462 MALI ML MLI 466 MALTA MT MLT 470 MARSHALL ISLANDS MH MHL 584 MARTINIQUE MQ MTQ 474 MAURITANIA MR MRT 478 MAURITIUS MU MUS 480 MAYOTTE YT MYT 175 MEXICO MX MEX 484 MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF FM FSM 583 MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF MD MDA 498 MONACO MC MCO 492 MONGOLIA MN MNG 496 MONTSERRAT MS MSR 500 MOROCCO MA MAR 504 MOZAMBIQUE MZ MOZ 508 MYANMAR MM MMR 104 NAMIBIA NA NAM 516 NAURU NR NRU 520 NEPAL NP NPL 524 NETHERLANDS NL NLD 528 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES AN ANT 530 NEW CALEDONIA NC NCL 540 NEW ZEALAND NZ NZL 554 NICARAGUA NI NIC 558 NIGER NE NER 562 NIGERIA NG NGA 566 NIUE NU NIU 570 NORFOLK ISLAND NF NFK 574 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS MP MNP 580 NORWAY NO NOR 578 OMAN OM OMN 512 PAKISTAN PK PAK 586 PALAU PW PLW 585 PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, OCCUPIED PS PSE 275 PANAMA PA PAN 591 PAPUA NEW GUINEA PG PNG 598 PARAGUAY PY PRY 600 PERU PE PER 604 PHILIPPINES PH PHL 608 PITCAIRN PN PCN 612 POLAND PL POL 616 PORTUGAL PT PRT 620 PUERTO RICO PR PRI 630 QATAR QA QAT 634 REUNION RE REU 638 ROMANIA RO ROM 642 RUSSIAN FEDERATION RU RUS 643 RWANDA RW RWA 646 SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS KN KNA 659 SAINT LUCIA LC LCA 662 SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES VC VCT 670 SAMOA WS WSM 882 SAN MARINO SM SMR 674 SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE ST STP 678 SAUDI ARABIA SA SAU 682 SENEGAL SN SEN 686 SEYCHELLES SC SYC 690 SIERRA LEONE SL SLE 694 SINGAPORE SG SGP 702 SLOVAKIA (Slovak Republic) SK SVK 703 SLOVENIA SI SVN 705 SOLOMON ISLANDS SB SLB 090 SOMALIA SO SOM 706 SOUTH AFRICA ZA ZAF 710 SOUTH GEORGIA AND THE SOUTH GS SGS 239 SANDWICH ISLANDS SPAIN ES ESP 724 SRI LANKA LK LKA 144 ST. HELENA SH SHN 654 ST. 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TABLE 2 State Level FIPS Code State Name 01 ALABAMA 02 ALASKA 04 ARIZONA 05 ARKANSAS 06 CALIFORNIA 08 COLORADO 09 CONNECTICUT 10 DELAWARE 11 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 12 FLORIDA 13 GEORGIA 15 HAWAII 16 IDAHO 17 ILLINOIS 18 INDIANA 19 IOWA 20 KANSAS 21 KENTUCKY 22 LOUISIANA 23 MAINE 24 MARYLAND 25 MASSACHUSETTS 26 MICHIGAN 27 MINNESOTA 28 MISSISSIPPI 29 MISSOURI 30 MONTANA 31 NEBRASKA 32 NEVADA 33 NEW HAMPSHIRE 34 NEW JERSEY 35 NEW MEXICO 36 NEW YORK 37 NORTH CAROLINA 38 NORTH DAKOTA 39 OHIO 40 OKLAHOMA 41 OREGON 42 PENNSYLVANIA 44 RHODE ISLAND 45 SOUTH CAROLINA 46 SOUTH DAKOTA 47 TENNESSEE 48 TEXAS 49 UTAH 50 VERMONT 51 VIRGINIA 53 WASHINGTON 54 WEST VIRGINIA 55 WISCONSIN 56 WYOMING

TABLE 3 County- Level FIPS Code County Name, State ALASKA 013 Aleutians East, AK 016 Aleutians West, AK 020 Anchorage, AK 050 Bethel, AK 060 Bristol Bay, AK 068 Denali, AK 070 Dillingham, AK 090 Fairbanks North Star, AK 100 Haines, AK 110 Juneau, AK 122 Kenai Peninsula, AK 130 Ketchikan Gateway, AK 150 Kodiak Island, AK 164 Lake and Peninsula, AK 170 Matanuska-Susitna, AK 180 Nome, AK 185 North Slope, AK 188 Northwest Arctic, AK 201 Prince of Wales-Outer Ketchikan, AK 220 Sitka, AK 232 Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon, AK 240 Southeast Fairbanks, AK 261 Valdez-Cordova, AK 270 Wade Hampton, AK 280 Wrangell-Petersburg, AK 282 Yakutat, AK 290 Yukon-Koyukuk, AK ALABAMA 001 Autauga, AL 003 Baldwin, AL 005 Barbour, AL 007 Bibb, AL 009 Blount, AL 011 Bullock, AL 013 Butler, AL 015 Calhoun, AL 017 Chambers, AL 019 Cherokee, AL 021 Chilton, AL 023 Choctaw, AL 025 Clarke, AL 027 Clay, AL 029 Cleburne, AL 031 Coffee, AL 033 Colbert, AL 035 Conecuh, AL 037 Coosa, AL 039 Covington, AL 041 Crenshaw, AL 043 Cullman, AL 045 Dale, AL 047 Dallas, AL 049 De Kalb, AL 051 Elmore, AL 053 Escambia, AL 055 Etowah, AL 057 Fayette, AL 059 Franklin, AL 061 Geneva, AL 063 Greene, AL 065 Hale, AL 067 Henry, AL 069 Houston, AL 071 Jackson, AL 073 Jefferson, AL 075 Lamar, AL 077 Lauderdale, AL 079 Lawrence, AL 081 Lee, AL 083 Limestone, AL 085 Lowndes, AL 087 Macon, AL 089 Madison, AL 091 Marengo, AL 093 Marion, AL 095 Marshall, AL 097 Mobile, AL 099 Monroe, AL 101 Montgomery, AL 103 Morgan, AL 105 Perry, AL 107 Pickens, AL 109 Pike, AL 111 Randolph, AL 113 Russell, AL 115 St. Clair, AL 117 Shelby, AL 119 Sumter, AL 121 Talladega, AL 123 Tallapoosa, AL 125 Tuscaloosa, AL 127 Walker, AL 129 Washington, AL 131 Wilcox, AL 133 Winston, AL ARIZONA 001 Apache, AZ 003 Cochise, AZ 005 Coconino, AZ 007 Gila, AZ 009 Graham, AZ 011 Greenlee, AZ 012 La Paz, AZ 013 Maricopa, AZ 015 Mohave, AZ 017 Navajo, AZ 019 Pima, AZ 021 Pinal, AZ 023 Santa Cruz, AZ 025 Yavapai, AZ 027 Yuma, AZ ARKANSAS 001 Arkansas, AR 003 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Valley, MT 039 Granite, MT 041 Hill, MT 043 Jefferson, MT 045 Judith Basin, MT 047 Lake, MT 049 Lewis and Clark, MT 051 Liberty, MT 053 Lincoln, MT 055 McCone, MT 057 Madison, MT 059 Meagher, MT 061 Mineral, MT 063 Missoula, MT 065 Musselshell, MT 067 Park, MT 069 Petroleum, MT 071 Phillips, MT 073 Pondera, MT 075 Powder River, MT 077 Powell, MT 079 Prairie, MT 081 Ravalli, MT 083 Richland, MT 085 Roosevelt, MT 087 Rosebud, MT 089 Sanders, MT 091 Sheridan, MT 093 Silver Bow, MT 095 Stillwater, MT 097 Sweet Grass, MT 099 Teton, MT 101 Toole, MT 103 Treasure, MT 105 Valley, MT 107 Wheatland, MT 109 Wibaux, MT 111 Yellowstone, MT 113 Yellowstone National Park, MT NORTH CAROLINA 001 Alamance, NC 003 Alexander, NC 005 Alleghany, NC 007 Anson, NC 009 Ashe, NC 011 Avery, NC 013 Beaufort, NC 015 Bertie, NC 017 Bladen, NC 019 Brunswick, NC 021 Buncombe, NC 023 Burke, NC 025 Cabarrus, NC 027 Caldwell, NC 029 Camden, NC 031 Carteret, NC 033 Caswell, NC 035 Catawba, NC 037 Chatham, NC 039 Cherokee, NC 041 Chowan, NC 043 Clay, NC 045 Cleveland, NC 047 Columbus, NC 049 Craven, NC 051 Cumberland, NC 053 Currituck, NC 055 Dare, NC 057 Davidson, NC 059 Davie, NC 061 Duplin, NC 063 Durham, NC 065 Edgecombe, NC 067 Forsyth, NC 069 Franklin, NC 071 Gaston, NC 073 Gates, NC 075 Graham, NC 077 Granville, NC 079 Greene, NC 081 Guilford, NC 083 Halifax, NC 085 Harnett, NC 087 Haywood, NC 089 Henderson, NC 091 Hertford, NC 093 Hoke, NC 095 Hyde, NC 097 Iredell, NC 099 Jackson, NC 101 Johnston, NC 103 Jones, NC 105 Lee, NC 107 Lenoir, NC 109 Lincoln, NC 111 McDowell, NC 113 Macon, NC 115 Madison, NC 117 Martin, NC 119 Mecklenburg, NC 121 Mitchell, NC 123 Montgomery, NC 125 Moore, NC 127 Nash, NC 129 New Hanover, NC 131 Northampton, NC 133 Onslow, NC 135 Orange, NC 137 Pamlico, NC 139 Pasquotank, NC 141 Pender, NC 143 Perquimans, NC 145 Person, NC 147 Pitt, NC 149 Polk, NC 151 Randolph, NC 153 Richmond, NC 155 Robeson, NC 157 Rockingham, NC 159 Rowan, NC 161 Rutherford, NC 163 Sampson, NC 165 Scotland, NC 167 Stanly, NC 169 Stokes, NC 171 Surry, NC 173 Swain, NC 175 Transylvania, NC 177 Tyrrell, NC 179 Union, NC 181 Vance, NC 183 Wake, NC 185 Warren, NC 187 Washington, NC 189 Watauga, NC 191 Wayne, NC 193 Wilkes, NC 195 Wilson, NC 197 Yadkin, NC 199 Yancey, NC NORTH DAKOTA 001 Adams, ND 003 Barnes, ND 005 Benson, ND 007 Billings, ND 009 Bottineau, ND 011 Bowman, ND 013 Burke, ND 015 Burleigh, ND 017 Cass, ND 019 Cavalier, ND 021 Dickey, ND 023 Divide, ND 025 Dunn, ND 027 Eddy, ND 029 Emmons, ND 031 Foster, ND 033 Golden Valley, ND 035 Grand Forks, ND 037 Grant, ND 039 Griggs, ND 041 Hettinger, ND 043 Kidder, ND 045 La Moure, ND 047 Logan, ND 049 McHenry, ND 051 McIntosh, ND 053 McKenzie, ND 055 McLean, ND 057 Mercer, ND 059 Morton, ND 061 Mountrail, ND 063 Nelson, ND 065 Oliver, ND 067 Pembina, ND 069 Pierce, ND 071 Ramsey, ND 073 Ransom, ND 075 Renville, ND 077 Richland, ND 079 Rolette, ND 081 Sargent, ND 083 Sheridan, ND 085 Sioux, ND 087 Slope, ND 089 Stark, ND 091 Steele, ND 093 Stutsman, ND 095 Towner, ND 097 Traill, ND 099 Walsh, ND 101 Ward, ND 103 Wells, ND 105 Williams, ND NEBRASKA 001 Adams, NE 003 Antelope, NE 005 Arthur, NE 007 Banner, NE 009 Blaine, NE 011 Boone, NE 013 Box Butte, NE 015 Boyd, NE 017 Brown, NE 019 Buffalo, NE 021 Burt, NE 023 Butler, NE 025 Cass, NE 027 Cedar, NE 029 Chase, NE 031 Cherry, NE 033 Cheyenne, NE 035 Clay, NE 037 Colfax, NE 039 Cuming, NE 041 Custer, NE 043 Dakota, NE 045 Dawes, NE 047 Dawson, NE 049 Deuel, NE 051 Dixon, NE 053 Dodge, NE 055 Douglas, NE 057 Dundy, NE 059 Fillmore, NE 061 Franklin, NE 063 Frontier, NE 065 Furnas, NE 067 Gage, NE 069 Garden, NE 071 Garfield, NE 073 Gosper, NE 075 Grant, NE 077 Greeley, NE 079 Hall, NE 081 Hamilton, NE 083 Harlan, NE 085 Hayes, NE 087 Hitchcock, NE 089 Holt, NE 091 Hooker, NE 093 Howard, NE 095 Jefferson, NE 097 Johnson, NE 099 Kearney, NE 101 Keith, NE 103 Keya Paha, NE 105 Kimball, NE 107 Knox, NE 109 Lancaster, NE 111 Lincoln, NE 113 Logan, NE 115 Loup, NE 117 McPherson, NE 119 Madison, NE 121 Merrick, NE 123 Morrill, NE 125 Nance, NE 127 Nemaha, NE 129 Nuckolls, NE 131 Otoe, NE 133 Pawnee, NE 135 Perkins, NE 137 Phelps, NE 139 Pierce, NE 141 Platte, NE 143 Polk, NE 145 Red Willow, NE 147 Richardson, NE 149 Rock, NE 151 Saline, NE 153 Sarpy, NE 155 Saunders, NE 157 Scotts Bluff, NE 159 Seward, NE 161 Sheridan, NE 163 Sherman, NE 165 Sioux, NE 167 Stanton, NE 169 Thayer, NE 171 Thomas, NE 173 Thurston, NE 175 Valley, NE 177 Washington, NE 179 Wayne, NE 181 Webster, NE 183 Wheeler, NE 185 York, NE NEW HAMPSHIRE 001 Belknap, NH 003 Carroll, NH 005 Cheshire, NH 007 Coos, NH 009 Grafton, NH 011 Hillsborough, NH 013 Merrimack, NH 015 Rockingham, NH 017 Strafford, NH 019 Sullivan, NH NEW JERSEY 001 Atlantic, NJ 003 Bergen, NJ 005 Burlington, NJ 007 Camden, NJ 009 Cape May, NJ 011 Cumberland, NJ 013 Essex, NJ 015 Gloucester, NJ 017 Hudson, NJ 019 Hunterdon, NJ 021 Mercer, NJ 023 Middlesex, NJ 025 Monmouth, NJ 027 Morris, NJ 029 Ocean, NJ 031 Passaic, NJ 033 Salem, NJ 035 Somerset, NJ 037 Sussex, NJ 039 Union, NJ 041 Warren, NJ NEW MEXICO 001 Bernalillo, NM 003 Catron, NM 005 Chaves, NM 006 Cibola, NM 007 Colfax, NM 009 Curry, NM 011 De Baca, NM 013 Dona Ana, NM 015 Eddy, NM 017 Grant, NM 019 Guadalupe, NM 021 Harding, NM 023 Hidalgo, NM 025 Lea, NM 027 Lincoln, NM 028 Los Alamos, NM 029 Luna, NM 031 McKinley, NM 033 Mora, NM 035 Otero, NM 037 Quay, NM 039 Rio Arriba, NM 041 Roosevelt, NM 043 Sandoval, NM 045 San Juan, NM 047 San Miguel, NM 049 Santa Fe, NM 051 Sierra, NM 053 Socorro, NM 055 Taos, NM 057 Torrance, NM 059 Union, NM 061 Valencia, NM NEVADA 001 Churchill, NV 003 Clark, NV 005 Douglas, NV 007 Elko, NV 009 Esmeralda, NV 011 Eureka, NV 013 Humboldt, NV 015 Lander, NV 017 Lincoln, NV 019 Lyon, NV 021 Mineral, NV 023 Nye, NV 027 Pershing, NV 029 Storey, NV 031 Washoe, NV 033 White Pine, NV 510 Carson City city, NV NEW YORK 001 Albany, NY 003 Allegany, NY 005 Bronx, NY 007 Broome, NY 009 Cattaraugus, 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009 Athens, OH 011 Auglaize, OH 013 Belmont, OH 015 Brown, OH 017 Butler, OH 019 Carroll, OH 021 Champaign, OH 023 Clark, OH 025 Clermont, OH 027 Clinton, OH 029 Columbiana, OH 031 Coshocton, OH 033 Crawford, OH 035 Cuyahoga, OH 037 Darke, OH 039 Defiance, OH 041 Delaware, OH 043 Erie, OH 045 Fairfield, OH 047 Fayette, OH 049 Franklin, OH 051 Fulton, OH 053 Gallia, OH 055 Geauga, OH 057 Greene, OH 059 Guernsey, OH 061 Hamilton, OH 063 Hancoak, OH 065 Hardin, OH 067 Harrison, OH 069 Henry, OH 071 Highland, OH 073 Hocking, OH 075 Holmes, OH 077 Huron, OH 079 Jackson, OH 081 Jefferson, OH 083 Knox, OH 085 Lake, OH 087 Lawrence, OH 089 Licking, OH 091 Logan, OH 093 Lorain, OH 095 Lucas, OH 097 Madison, OH 099 Mahoning, OH 101 Marion, OH 103 Medina, OH 105 Meigs, OH 107 Mercer, OH 109 Miami, OH 111 Monroe, OH 113 Montgomery, OH 115 Morgan, OH 117 Morrow, OH 119 Muskingum, OH 121 Noble, OH 123 Ottawa, OH 125 Paulding, OH 127 Perry, OH 129 Pickaway, OH 131 Pike, OH 133 Portage, OH 135 Preble, 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089 McCurtain, OK 091 McIntosh, OK 093 Major, OK 095 Marshall, OK 097 Mayes, OK 099 Murray, OK 101 Muskogee, OK 103 Noble, OK 105 Nowata, OK 107 Okfuskee, OK 109 Oklahoma, OK 111 Okmulgee, OK 113 Osage, OK 115 Ottawa, OK 117 Pawnee, OK 119 Payne, OK 121 Pittsburg, OK 123 Pontotoc, OK 125 Pottawatomie, OK 127 Pushmataha, OK 129 Roger Mills, OK 131 Rogers, OK 133 Seminole, OK 135 Sequoyah, OK 137 Stephens, OK 139 Texas, OK 141 Tillman, OK 143 Tulsa, OK 145 Wagoner, OK 147 Washington, OK 149 Washita, OK 151 Woods, OK 153 Woodward, OK OREGON 001 Baker, OR 003 Benton, OR 005 Clackamas, OR 007 Clatsop, OR 009 Columbia, OR 011 Coos, OR 013 Crook, OR 015 Curry, OR 017 Deschutes, OR 019 Douglas, OR 021 Gilliam, OR 023 Grant, OR 025 Harney, OR 027 Hood River, OR 029 Jackson, OR 031 Jefferson, OR 033 Josephine, OR 035 Klamath, OR 037 Lake, OR 039 Lane, OR 041 Lincoln, OR 043 Linn, OR 045 Malheur, OR 047 Marion, OR 049 Morrow, OR 051 Multnomah, OR 053 Polk, OR 055 Sherman, OR 057 Tillamook, OR 059 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PA 109 Snyder, PA 111 Somerset, PA 113 Sullivan, PA 115 Susquehanna, PA 117 Tioga, PA 119 Union, PA 121 Venango, PA 123 Warren, PA 125 Washington, PA 127 Wayne, PA 129 Westmoreland, PA 131 Wyoming, PA 133 York, PA RHODE ISLAND 001 Bristol, RI 003 Kent, RI 005 Newport, RI 007 Providence, RI 009 Washington, RI SOUTH CAROLINA 001 Abbeville, SC 003 Aiken, SC 005 Allendale, SC 007 Anderson, SC 009 Bamberg, SC 011 Barnwell, SC 013 Beaufort, SC 015 Berkeley, SC 017 Calhoun, SC 019 Charleston, SC 021 Cherokee, SC 023 Chester, SC 025 Chesterfield, SC 027 Clarendon, SC 029 Colleton, SC 031 Darlington, SC 033 Dillon, SC 035 Dorchester, SC 037 Edgefield, SC 039 Fairfield, SC 041 Florence, SC 043 Georgetown, SC 045 Greenville, SC 047 Greenwood, SC 049 Hampton, SC 051 Horry, SC 053 Jasper, SC 055 Kershaw, SC 057 Lancaster, SC 059 Laurens, SC 061 Lee, SC 063 Lexington, SC 065 McCormick, SC 067 Marion, SC 069 Marlboro, SC 071 Newberry, SC 073 Oconee, SC 075 Orangeburg, SC 077 Pickens, SC 079 Richland, SC 081 Saluda, SC 083 Spartanburg, SC 085 Sumter, SC 087 Union, SC 089 Williamsburg, SC 091 York, SC SOUTH DAKOTA 003 Aurora, SD 005 Beadle, SD 007 Bennett, SD 009 Bon Homme, SD 011 Brookings, SD 013 Brown, SD 015 Brule, SD 017 Buffalo, SD 019 Butte, SD 021 Campbell, SD 023 Charles Mix, SD 025 Clark, SD 027 Clay, SD 029 Codington, SD 031 Corson, SD 033 Custer, SD 035 Davison, SD 037 Day, SD 039 Deuel, SD 041 Dewey, SD 043 Douglas, SD 045 Edmunds, SD 047 Fall River, SD 049 Faulk, SD 051 Grant, SD 053 Gregory, SD 055 Haakon, SD 057 Hamlin, SD 059 Hand, SD 061 Hanson, SD 063 Harding, SD 065 Hughes, SD 067 Hutchinson, SD 069 Hyde, SD 071 Jackson, SD 073 Jerauld, SD 075 Jones, SD 077 Kingsbury, SD 079 Lake, SD 081 Lawrence, SD 083 Lincoln, SD 085 Lyman, SD 087 McCook, SD 089 McPherson, SD 091 Marshall, SD 093 Meade, SD 095 Mellette, SD 097 Miner, SD 099 Minnehaha, SD 101 Moody, SD 103 Pennington, SD 105 Perkins, SD 107 Potter, SD 109 Roberts, SD 111 Sanborn, SD 113 Shannon, SD 115 Spink, SD 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TN 109 McNairy, TN 111 Macon, TN 113 Madison, TN 115 Marion, TN 117 Marshall, TN 119 Maury, TN 121 Meigs, TN 123 Monroe, TN 125 Montgomery, TN 127 Moore, TN 129 Morgan, TN 131 Obion, TN 133 Overton, TN 135 Perry, TN 137 Pickett, TN 139 Polk, TN 141 Putnam, TN 143 Rhea, TN 145 Roane, TN 147 Robertson, TN 149 Rutherford, TN 151 Scott, TN 153 Sequatchie, TN 155 Sevier, TN 157 Shelby, TN 159 Smith, TN 161 Stewart, TN 163 Sullivan, TN 165 Sumner, TN 167 Tipton, TN 169 Trousdale, TN 171 Unicoi, TN 173 Union, TN 175 Van Buren, TN 177 Warren, TN 179 Washington, TN 181 Wayne, TN 183 Weakley, TN 185 White, TN 187 Williamson, TN 189 Wilson, TN TEXAS 001 Anderson, TX 003 Andrews, TX 005 Angelina, TX 007 Aransas, TX 009 Archer, TX 011 Armstrong, TX 013 Atascosa, TX 015 Austin, TX 017 Bailey, TX 019 Bandera, TX 021 Bastrop, TX 023 Baylor, TX 025 Bee, TX 027 Bell, TX 029 Bexar, TX 031 Blanco, TX 033 Borden, TX 035 Bosque, TX 037 Bowie, TX 039 Brazoria, TX 041 Brazos, TX 043 Brewster, TX 045 Briscoe, TX 047 Brooks, TX 049 Brown, TX 051 Burleson, TX 053 Burnet, TX 055 Caldwell, TX 057 Calhoun, TX 059 Callahan, TX 061 Cameron, TX 063 Camp, TX 065 Carson, TX 067 Cass, TX 069 Castro, TX 071 Chambers, TX 073 Cherokee, TX 075 Childress, TX 077 Clay, TX 079 Cochran, TX 081 Coke, TX 083 Coleman, TX 085 Collin, TX 087 Collingsworth, TX 089 Colorado, TX 091 Comal, TX 093 Comanche, TX 095 Concho, TX 097 Cooke, TX 099 Coryell, TX 101 Cottle, TX 103 Crane, TX 105 Crockett, TX 107 Crosby, TX 109 Culberson, TX 111 Dallam, TX 113 Dallas, TX 115 Dawson, TX 117 Deaf Smith, TX 119 Delta, TX 121 Denton, TX 123 De Witt, TX 125 Dickens, TX 127 Dimmit, TX 129 Donley, TX 131 Duval, TX 133 Eastland, TX 135 Ector, TX 137 Edwards, TX 139 Ellis, TX 141 El Paso, TX 143 Erath, TX 145 Falls, TX 147 Fannin, TX 149 Fayette, TX 151 Fisher, TX 153 Floyd, TX 155 Foard, TX 157 Fort Bend, TX 159 Franklin, TX 161 Freestone, TX 163 Frio, TX 165 Gaines, TX 167 Galveston, TX 169 Garza, TX 171 Gillespie, TX 173 Glasscock, 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While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof have been shown by way of example in the drawings and are herein described in detail. It should be understood, however, that the description herein of specific embodiments is not intended to limit the invention to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, the invention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternative falling within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. For example, while it is shown and described to equip an animal with a carrier device carrying the unique universal identification character sequence (UUICS) of the present invention, it is also contemplated (and within the scope of the present invention) that this UUICS information may be provided on the animal without the use of a carrier, such as by tattooing the UUICS information on the animal. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A method of identifying animals, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a universal identification character sequence including a first block of characters representing a primary geographic location, a second block of characters representing a secondary geographic location within said primary geographic location, a third block of characters representing a tertiary geographic location within said secondary geographic location, a fourth block of characters representing a quaternary geographic location within said tertiary geographic location within which an animal is disposed, and a fifth block of characters representing a unique identifier for said animal within said quaternary geographic location; and (b) equipping each animal within said quaternary geographic location with a carrier carrying a unique universal identification character sequence for said animal.
 2. The method of identifying animals as set forth in claim 1 and further, wherein said first block of characters within said universal identification character sequence comprises a multiple character code, and wherein said primary geographic location is a country.
 3. The method of identifying animals as set forth in claim 2 and further, wherein said second block of characters within said universal identification character sequence comprises a multiple character code, and wherein said secondary geographic location is a state or province within said country.
 4. The method of identifying animals as set forth in claim 3 and further, wherein said third block of characters within said universal identification character sequence comprises a multiple character code, and wherein said tertiary geographic location is a county or municipality within said state or province.
 5. The method of identifying animals as set forth in claim 4 and further, wherein said fourth block of characters within said universal identification character sequence comprises a multiple character code, and wherein said quaternary geographic location is one of a premises or herd within said county or municipality.
 6. The method of identifying animals as set forth in claim 5 and further, wherein said a fifth block of characters within said universal identification character sequence comprises a multiple character code.
 7. The method of identifying animals as set forth in claim 6 and further, wherein said multiple character codes of said first block of characters, said second block of characters, said third block of characters, said fourth block of characters, and said fifth block of characters within said universal identification character sequence comprises at least one of a numeric code, an alphabetical code, and an alphanumeric code.
 8. The method of identifying animals as set forth in claim 1, comprising the further step of providing a optional block of characters within said universal identification character sequence said representing a characteristic of said animal within said quaternary geographic location.
 9. The method of identifying animals as set forth in claim 8 and further, wherein said optional block of characters representing a characteristic of said animal comprises at least one of a numeric code, an alphabetical code, and an alpha-numeric code representing one of animal type and animal class.
 10. The method of identifying animals as set forth in claim 1 and further, wherein said unique universal identification character sequence for each animal is represented in at least one of machine-readable form, human-readable form, and electronically-readable form.
 11. The method of identifying animals as set forth in claim 1 and further, wherein step (b) involves providing said carrier as at least one of a tag and a transponder carrying said unique universal identification character sequence.
 12. The method of identifying animals as set forth in claim 1 and further, wherein step (b) involves providing said carrier as a tag assembly coupled to said animal, wherein said tag assembly includes a transponder and an attachment assembly for attaching said tag assembly to said animal.
 13. The method of identifying animals as set forth in claim 12 and further, wherein said transponder comprises a substrate having an antenna and microchip circuit for transmitting said unique universal identification character sequence.
 14. The method of identifying animals as set forth in claim 13 and further, wherein said transponder is capable of transmitting said unique universal identification character sequence at a frequency in the range from 125 KHz to 2.5 GHz.
 15. A method of identifying animals, comprising the steps of: (a) assigning a first block of characters to an animal representing a primary geographic location wherein said animal is disposed; (b) assigning a second block of characters to said animal representing a secondary geographic location within said primary geographic location wherein said animal is disposed; (c) assigning a third block of characters to said animal representing a tertiary geographic location within said secondary geographic location wherein said animal is disposed; (d) assigning a fourth block of characters to said animal representing a quaternary geographic location within said tertiary geographic location wherein said animal is disposed; (e) assigning a fifth block of characters to said animal representing a unique identifier for said animal disposed within said quaternary geographic location; (f) combining the characters in steps (a)-(e) to produce a unique universal identification character sequence for said animal within said quaternary geographic location; and (g) equipping said animal with a carrier carrying said unique universal identification character sequence for said animal.
 16. The method of identifying animals as set forth in claim 15 and further, wherein said first block of characters within said universal identification character sequence comprises a multiple character code, and wherein said primary geographic location is a country.
 17. The method of identifying animals as set forth in claim 16 and further, wherein said second block of characters within said universal identification character sequence comprises a multiple character code, and wherein said secondary geographic location is a state or province within said country.
 18. The method of identifying animals as set forth in claim 17 and further, wherein said third block of characters within said universal identification character sequence comprises a multiple character code, and wherein said tertiary geographic location is a county or municipality within said state or province.
 19. The method of identifying animals as set forth in claim 18 and further, wherein said fourth block of characters within said universal identification character sequence comprises a multiple character code, and wherein said quaternary geographic location is one of a premises or herd within said county or municipality.
 20. The method of identifying animals as set forth in claim 19 and further, wherein said a fifth block of characters within said universal identification character sequence comprises a multiple character code.
 21. The method of identifying animals as set forth in claim 20 and further, wherein said multiple character codes of said first block of characters, said second block of characters, said third block of characters, said fourth block of characters, and said fifth block of characters within said universal identification character sequence comprises at least one of a numeric code, an alphabetical code, and an alphanumeric code.
 22. The method of identifying animals as set forth in claim 15, comprising the further step (h) of providing an optional block of characters within said universal identification character sequence representing a characteristic of said animal within said quaternary geographic location.
 23. The method of identifying animals as set forth in claim 22 and further, wherein said optional block of characters comprises at least one of a numeric code, an alphabetical code, and an alpha-numeric code representing one of animal type and animal class.
 24. The method of identifying animals as set forth in claim 15 and further, wherein said unique universal identification character sequence for said animal is represented in at least one of machine-readable form, human-readable form, and electronically-readable form.
 25. The method of identifying animals as set forth in claim 15 and further, wherein step (g) involves providing said carrier as at least one of a tag and a transponder carrying said unique universal identification character sequence.
 26. The method of identifying animals as set forth in claim 15 and further, wherein step (g) involves providing said carrier as a tag assembly coupled to said animal, wherein said tag assembly includes a transponder and an attachment assembly for attaching said tag assembly to said animal.
 27. The method of identifying animals as set forth in claim 26 and further, wherein said transponder comprises a substrate having an antenna and microchip circuit for transmitting said unique universal identification character sequence.
 28. The method of identifying animals as set forth in claim 27 and further, wherein said transponder is capable of transmitting said unique universal identification character sequence at a frequency in the range from 125 KHz to 2.5 GHz.
 29. A method of identifying animals, wherein said animals are disposed within a quaternary geographic location which forms part of a tertiary geographic location which forms part of a secondary geographic location which forms part of a primary geographic location, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a unique universal identification character sequence for each animal within said quaternary geographic location; and (b) equipping each of said animals with a carrier carrying said unique universal identification character sequence.
 30. The method of identifying animals as set forth in claim 29 and further, wherein step (b) involves providing said carrier as at least one of a tag and a transponder carrying said unique universal identification character sequence.
 31. The method of identifying animals as set forth in claim 29 and further, wherein step (b) involves providing said carrier as a tag assembly coupled to said animal, wherein said tag assembly includes a transponder and an attachment assembly for attaching said tag assembly to said animal.
 32. The method of identifying animals as set forth in claim 31 and further, wherein said transponder comprises a substrate having an antenna and microchip circuit for transmitting said unique universal identification character sequence.
 33. The method of identifying animals as set forth in claim 32 and further, wherein said transponder is capable of transmitting said unique universal identification character sequence at a frequency in the range from 125 KHz to 2.5 GHz.
 34. The method of identifying animals as set forth in claim 29 and further, wherein step (a) involves providing said universal identification character sequence to include a first block of characters representing said primary geographic location, a second block of characters representing said secondary geographic location within said primary geographic location, a third block of characters representing said tertiary geographic location within said secondary geographic location, a fourth block of characters representing said quaternary geographic location within said tertiary geographic location within which said animals are disposed, and a fifth block of characters representing a unique identifier for each said animal within said quaternary geographic location. 